Thursday, October 9, 2014

To make a channa

Soak chickpeas overnight. Add salt and turmeric and cook in pressure cooker for ten minutes. To make a vaghar in a seperate pan as follows:

Put a little oil in a pan and add methi seeds, mustard seeds, chopped garlic hing a lovage and onion. And add the garam masala, green chilli, coriander, fenugreek, pinch of salt. Stir a cook until a sauce is formed. Add the chickpeas with their water. Cook slowly to let the seasoning take effect. It can the enhance flavour to add a squeeze of lemon and a pinch of brown sugar.